First group visit of 2013 season

FIRST GROUP VISIT OF 2013 SEASON

The Monaghan Cross Community Group are the the first group visitors to visit Milford in the 2013 season. The group which includes over thirty people from Co. Monaghan, Dunganon, Lislea, Redrock and Armagh visited on Saturday 13th April 2013. The event was funed by Peace III. Their hosts were the Milford Community Development Association who welcomed them with morning coffee served at the Milford House Gate Lodge. This was followed by a tour of Milford House grounds and the Milford Wildlife Reserve (the old railway line).

Members of Milford Ciommunity Development Association at Milford House Gate Lodge with members of Milford Cross Community Group.

The group then visited the Milford House Museum at 57 William Street for a guided tour. The visitors were so entralled by the items in the collections and many said they would be back soon. The Manor House School Letters of Rosalind Hadden proved particularly popular with the group

Members of the Monaghan Cross Community Group in the Dining Room of Milford House Museum

Milford Buildings Preservation Trust

The Milford Buildings Preservation Trust, a company and registered charity (no.XR82797) was set up in 1999 by Stephen Mc Manus and aims to:

“Protect, promote and preserve Milford House, its parkland and the heritage attached to it for the benefit of the nation. Also to protect, promote and preserve the built architectural, industrial and natural landscape of the Milford area for the benefit of the nation”.